Truck.



J. B. WALKER.

-nvent or',

John E. lWdkelr,

Attorney:

snai-rays JOHTBRISB'EN WALKER, 'Orl 'NEW YoRK,*N.. :Y.

TRUCKS" specification of-Lettersfratent.

Patented Sept. 25; 19177 To all whom 'it may' concern Be it known thatv I, Jo'HN 'RdV-Annen, a f citizen of ythe United -States of America,and""A New York, have invented certain new\and' useful Improvements yin :Trucksyoii which the following .is a specification.

This invention'relateslto-:a truckncon'- structed fwith reference to theiidea of load In the f' accompanying l' sheet' `rof 'drawings'. whichfformsla vpart of 4this applicati n,

Figure l is a plan of an automobil'etruck f embodying A'my' inventio'nf' Fig-2 is 'an end view off-thesa'me.

VFiigxf is a side elevationgtheforward portion" beingrv `broken` away. U

The truck comprises theusualside frames l, Jl' which 'overlieth/e wheel-aides.` Suitably connected-ftothese rames'are longitudinal 65fff ing `forms of containers'wfroni the/ground-Ik without lifting-bodily and'carrying them '1 1 ing :means for sustaining theweight of 'conpreferably'but: not necessarily iny an inclined4 position `held in' place by-gra-vityj- This-is eifectedby vthe locating ofaa supporting.rail1 on v wagons. 'or-automob1les, a -iew'inches'l above Athe groundfso 'thatlinstead of Kbeing s.

compelled to raise bodilythe-containerfto be loaded, ltrom the ground,the'loadingisacL complished by pulling-,the 'container for-'2 ward on'one=feclge,fgiving ita lslight twist so as to bring .the opposite yedgeover the' supporting trail, and` then'pushing it f back into a fra-me shaped to-fsuit thewcontainer holding lthe particular class of merchandisev being handled g'fthe'weight 'being chiefly car# ried upon the supporting' ra-ilm-In thi'sway, there is saved thelforce required tofliftithe' container off theground `and heavy contain-- ers may be loaded easily andv expeditiously? and unloaded inthe same expeditious wayr The object ott-his invention -is therebytov provide a method forlthevrapid"handlingfoff' such materials as are suited -totransportaJ tion in containerswith economy of 4physicaleffortin loading-andan unloading. A` fun* ther object .is to-providena l'truck f-havingrrsupporting frailsl, Q below the. llevel yof the wheel-axles-which iorm'the chietsupport#- tainers 3, 3, shown inl dotted-linesgand' theirA i' contents: Two of-lthese-railsarel 'shown on 70*y each' sidei of fthe truck -On`e ieXtends from-f fa point even'fwith the rearof 'thiepower plant" toza point just forwalrd'of thefrear wheel:l l and lone"-from' a point" in 'the' rear offthe rear wheel tothe end= 'of 'the ltruck. lBetween 75 i" the fmain side l Iframes and the 'longitudinal supporting-rails are laterall connections consistinguoi" -ca'ntalivers,A eachr comprising s an 1 upper tension-chord 4, a strut f5, anda lower compnessioirchordfforme'd byia compression 80.1' rod- 6 in; :conjunction: fwith' cross members 7,

7 of thetruck frame. -These-canta'livers are so spaced thatia container v`-may bei'fp'lace'd A `between each adj-acentrtwo The'uppe'r'tenr sionchord I'of each 'cantaliver isa rod =con4u85f nectedatone end tothe supportingurailland'-L extending upwardly to the lupperend'fof the'- these conveniences which may be organized with a minimum of dead weight and a diminution in cost of the vehicle therebypermitr' ting a substantial increased capacity for the materials to be transported.' Materials suitable for transportation by the truck herein described include ashes and garbage, which are thereby collected and removed in a safe and sanitary manner; and also many classes of merchandise, such as coal, grain, brick, sand, earth, liquids, such small package goods as may be suitably placedl in the containers, and sugar, flour and agricultural produce, tor which standard containers are established, to the dimensions of which the truck may be especially proportioned with the organization set forth.

' strut,1-'tli'ence over a 'groovel in thetop'ofithe" strut, yand back to` the `'far side frameof 1the4 truck'to=whicli thef-otherend is attached.' 90K The portion of each rod between thesup-f` portii'igrail and the'str-utservesfasla guard to confine the ladjoining';containerst against longitudinal "clisplacement along# the' rail. Bands 8, 8 have their endsconneoted to theL 95' i cantaliver struts' These `are bent' to-'thel curves-of the 'containerbodies-'and each serves as a support for the side of a container `in "an inclinedpositionx `Astrapf) with a fright-angle bend is connected at one end to the supporting rail midway between each two adjacent cantalivers between which it is intended to carry a container, and the strap extends under the container bottom and then upwardly to the side frame to which its other end isconnected and at its angle serves as a support for the lower corner of the container.

By reason of the low position of the longitudinal supporting rail on which the con 110 tainer-s rest, the placing thereon of the loaded containers is readily effected without lift-r ing them bodily from the ground, it being possible to swing them intoplace from the ground by a motion of the arm, and they are nation of main side frames overlyingthe wheelfaxles, supporting means below the level of the wheel-axles for the support of .a plurality lof containers in inclined 'posi-t tions on each side of the vehicle, Vand lateral connections between the side -frames and the container-supporting means, substantially as described.

2. In a four-wheeled vehicle, the combination of main side frames overlying the wheel-axles, supporting meansy below the level of the wheelaXles for the support of a plurality of containerson each side of the vehicle7 and lateral connections between the side frames and the' container-supporting .means spaced so that a container may be placed between each two adjacent lateral connections, substantially -as described.

8. vIn a four-wheeled vehicle, the combination of main side frames overlying the wheel-axles, supporting means below the level of the wheel-axles for the supporter' a plurality of containers on each side of the vehicle, and lateralconnections between the side frames and the container-supporting means spaced so that a container may be placed between yeach two adjacent lateral connections and confined thereby against llongitudinal displacement, substantially as described.

4. In a four-wheeled vehicle, the combination of 'main side frames,"longitudinal supporting rails below the level of the wheelaxles for the support of a plurality of con-v tainers on each side of the vehicle, and lateral cantaliver connections between the side Copies of this patent may be obtained for frames and the supporting rails, vsubstantially as described.

5. In a four-wheeled vehicle, the combination 'of main side frames overlying the wheel-axles, longitudinal supporting rails below the level of the wheel-axles for the support yof plurality of cylindrical containers on eachl side of the vehicle, lateral cantaliver connections between' the side 'frames and the supporting rails including struts from the side frames to the upper chords of theV cantalivers, "and a band connected between the `struts of each two adjacentcantalivers for the lsupport of the lside of a container in aninclinedposition, substantially as described.'

6; In a four-wheeled vehicle, the combination of main side frames overlying the -wheel-axles, longitudinal supporting 'rails below the level of the wheel-axles for the support of a plurality of containers on each side of the vehicle, lateral connections be# tweenthe side frames and the supporting rails spaced soy that a container may be placed between each two adjacent lateral connections, and a strap f connected to the side frame and the supporting rail vbetween 'each two adjacent lateral connections for forming a support forl the corner of the container, substantially as described.

7. In a four-wheeled vehicle, theconibination of 'main side frames overlying the wheel-axles, longitudinal supporting rails below the level of the wheel-axles. for the support of a plurality ofV cylindrical vcontainers on each side of the vehicle, lateraly cantaliver connections between the side frames and the supporting rails including struts from the side .frames to the upper chords ofthe cantalivers, a band connected between the struts of each two adjacent cantalivers for the support of the side ofa container in an inclined position, and a strap connected to -theA sidefframe and they supporting rail between each two adjacent cantalivers for forming a support for the'y corner of a container, substantially as described.

Signed at New York, N. Y., this thirtieth dayvo October, 1916.

`JOHN BRisBEN WALKER.

five Acents each, by addressing' the Commissioner of Patents.` Washington, D. 0.. l 

